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The Korean Association of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (한국간담췌외과학회)
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IPMN-LEARN: A linear support vector machine learning model for predicting low-grade intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms

  • Yasmin Genevieve Hernandez-Barco (Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Dania Daye (Division of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Carlos F. Fernandez-del Castillo (Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Regina F. Parker (Harvard Medical School) ;
  • Brenna W. Casey (Division of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Andrew L. Warshaw (Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Cristina R. Ferrone (Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Keith D. Lillemoe (Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital) ;
  • Motaz Qadan (Department of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital)
  • Received : 2022.11.07
  • Accepted : 2023.01.16
  • Published : 2023.05.31
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Abstract

Backgrounds/Aims: We aimed to build a machine learning tool to help predict low-grade intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) in order to avoid unnecessary surgical resection. IPMNs are precursors to pancreatic cancer. Surgical resection remains the only recognized treatment for IPMNs yet carries some risks of morbidity and potential mortality. Existing clinical guidelines are imperfect in distinguishing low-risk cysts from high-risk cysts that warrant resection. Methods: We built a linear support vector machine (SVM) learning model using a prospectively maintained surgical database of patients with resected IPMNs. Input variables included 18 demographic, clinical, and imaging characteristics. The outcome variable was the presence of low-grade or high-grade IPMN based on post-operative pathology results. Data were divided into a training/validation set and a testing set at a ratio of 4:1. Receiver operating characteristics analysis was used to assess classification performance. Results: A total of 575 patients with resected IPMNs were identified. Of them, 53.4% had low-grade disease on final pathology. After classifier training and testing, a linear SVM-based model (IPMN-LEARN) was applied on the validation set. It achieved an accuracy of 77.4%, with a positive predictive value of 83%, a specificity of 72%, and a sensitivity of 83% in predicting low-grade disease in patients with IPMN. The model predicted low-grade lesions with an area under the curve of 0.82. Conclusions: A linear SVM learning model can identify low-grade IPMNs with good sensitivity and specificity. It may be used as a complement to existing guidelines to identify patients who could avoid unnecessary surgical resection.

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